, 1887-11-24
THE TELEPHONE BURNED I.
Portland's FavGrite Steamer Complete
ly Destroyed.
MORE RAILWAY DISASTERS
Fire II Chicago-A Jury Briber SEN
terceJ to Nine Years IN San
Quentin.


phauts and Que lion escaped and are
now roaming through the country
creating terror among the inhabitants.
he lire Was tEcwork of an incendi-
airy Less $TUO,0G0; insurance 500,
600
NV YORK, Nov. 21,-Mr. Barnum
was at the Murray Hill Hotel when
a reporter called with the news of
the fire, but he had gone to bed and
tho clerk thought he had not heard
OF the fire. Up to 1870 o'clock this
morning DO telegram had reached the
hotel for Barnum They would not
awake him at the hotel to tell him of
the disaster
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2I.-Samuel II.
Rohn, plumber, was shot and in
stantly killed last night, by G.. L.
GldRey, constable. The latter was
about to arrest drunken man when
ROhn, saying that he thought it was
Il friend CT his. stepped up Gidney
thereupon whipped out revolver
and shot RChn dead Gidney is in
custody, Rohn was married only six
weeks ago.
WHEELING, ". Va, Nov. GA
construction train on the Cleveland
and PIttsburg railway ran into pile
| Of rocks which had fallen from the
hillside near Steubenville this morn
ing The engineer an d fireman were
killed and several persons badly
hurt.
MoNTREL, Nov. 21.-A freight on
the southeastern branch of the Cana
! dian Pacific Railway ran into an open
draw bridge over Lachine canal yes
terday. The engineer and fireman
were killed.
Ell LAso, Nov. 21.-At IL o'clock on
Saturday night freight train on the
Mexican Central, twenty seven miles
south Of here, was wrecked Harry
Townsend, subcontractor OF the road,
and two others were killed.
Chicago, Nov. 21.-Two large
barns were destroyed by fire here
yesterday morning and five horses
burned to death. Loss $4,000.
NEw YORK, Nov. 21.-There was a
diamond robbery on Saturday night
at the residence of Mathew Morgan,
a retired merchant, living at 2S4 Lex
ington avenue. The diamonds were
valued at $4,000 to $4,000, and
were stolen in some mysterious man
ner the diamonds, it is said, were
kept in a jewel box In the dressing
room used by different members Of
the family, tho loss was discovered
this morning.
SAN FRANcIsco, Nov 2I-Frank I.
Northey, the convicted jury briber,
was sentenced this morning to nine
years Imprisonment IN San Quentin.
Ten years IS the full penalty.
LONDON, Nov. 2l.-There was no
riot in Trafalgar Square yesterday.
Five thousand special constables
were on duty.
ASTORIA, Ogn., ,Nov.21.-The steam
er Telephone lies mass of blackened
ruin IN the upper town. AT O'Clock
yesterday afternoon she had rounded
Tongue Point ON her usual Sunday
evening trip and was rapidly ap-
proachlng her dock. Nearly $50 pas
oeugsr5 were aboard, and all were
beginning preparations for disem-
barking. A large crowd was on Vol.
son x Fishers dock awaiting the ar
rival Of friends and the customary
distribution OF Sunday papers, etc,
when suddenl y a cry was raised:
The Telephone is on ire" and some
Of the mortified spectators on the
docks of the city front and ships in
the stream saw bright flames shoot
out aft the wheel house. There was
rush for the fire engines and an
alarm was sounded, but it was eyi-
dent that no assistance could be CIV
Ell. The fire broke out on the lower
deck and spread rapidly. Captain
Scott was true grit He swung quar-
tering. When abreast of George e
Bakers cannery, there was clear
place between that and Badoletts and
he turned short and ran in under
| full head of steam and beached the
boat well up on the clay bank. Many
passengers lost ali their baggage and
personal effects, as there was no time
to save anything but life. From the
time of the first indication of the fire
till the boat was beached was not over
three minutes, and in less than half
an hour the boat had burned to the
waters edge, and what was the most
popular boat on the Columbia river
lay charred ruin. The statement
of the steward indicates that the fire
broke out in tie oil room. There
was wild excitement and screaming
! from all on the lower deck. The
fact that the steamer WAS on fire
was kopt from the passengers for
ward of the after cabin until a min
ute before beacbing, and the only
one injured was drunken man who
came aboard at CathIamet. His in
juries are serious and he has been
taken to the hospital. The amount
of damage, value and insurance is
not stated. The Telephone was said
to be the fastest stern wheel steamer
in the world. She was somewhat
smaller than tho Emma Hayward,
but had some two feet more stroke,
much more power and sharper lines.
1t is not known what Captains
Scott's future plans are. He will
probably charter the str. Lurline
for the present and continue his
trips. The LurlIne Is not as large or
fast Us the Telephone, but is fine
and speed passenger steamer.
HELENA, Nov. 2L-Seventy thou
sand people today participated in a
grand celebration over the completion
of the Manitoba railway from St.
Paul to Helena. Tonight the whole
city and surrounding mountains arc
Illuminated with houtires and pryro-
tr,hnI5 dl=g ..gy- nr.-.3e-i iIiu and |
.,--fs st:i;".a syr.y Ii tine .s:.ra.ae.
%es Ia.,y:-.s. >o.. -...Eua-r
in ....t .ai. .,...-ai...s .'s....uy.. l.. 4,
case of Clara Belle Mcdonald, who |
IS charged with assault TO murder her
1ather-In-law, for two weeks. |